Raleigh Interviews
The latest interviews about live + streaming theatre in Raleigh.
Interview: ANASTASIA's Willem Butler Talks Life After BroadwayWorld's NEXT ON STAGE & Making His Touring Debut
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 25, 2022
Willem Butler, winner of BroadwayWorld's first ever season of Next on Stage, is currently shining bright on stages across the country as Dmitry in the National Tour of Anastasia. A recent graduate from Elon University, Anastasia is Butler's touring debut! Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Willem B...
2022 Triangle Rising Star Winners Symoné Spencer and Joshua Thompson
by Nicole Ackman - May 13, 2022, Raleigh
On Wednesday night, I got to attend the Triangle Rising Star Awards at DPAC. They are part of the National High School Musical Theater Awards, also known as the Jimmy Awards, which celebrate achievement in high school musical theatre. After the ceremony, I got to chat with the Best Actor and Best Ac...
Arnetia Walker on THE WIZ, DREAMGIRLS, & YES, VIRGINIA
by Jeffrey Kare - November 11, 2021, Raleigh
From November 18th-21st, Judson Theatre Company will be presenting a new holiday comedy by Stan Zimmerman & Christian McLaughlin titled YES, VIRGINIA at Owens Auditorium inside the Bradshaw Performing Arts Center. Actress Arnetia Walker stars in the production opposite Mindy Sterling. She has appear...
Stan Zimmerman on THE GOLDEN GIRLS and YES, VIRGINIA
by Jeffrey Kare - November 02, 2021, Raleigh
Stan Zimmerman is a playwright who has two events coming up at Owens Auditorium inside Bradshaw Performing Arts Center, both of which will be presented by Judson Theatre Company in Pinehurst, North Carolina. On November 14th, he'll be sharing some behind the scenes stories from his days of working a...
Jarvis Green of LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL (NCT)
by Nicole Ackman - October 31, 2021, Raleigh
Jarvis Green is the director and music director of North Carolina Theatre’s Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill. This play with music explores events in the life of American singer Billie Holiday. Jarvis is the Founding Artistic Director of JAG Productions....
Ben Davis of North Carolina Theatre's 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL
by Jeffrey Kare - October 12, 2021, Raleigh
From October 12th-17th, North Carolina Theatre will be presenting a production of 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, which is located inside Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts. The show features a book penned by Patricia Resnick, who was one of the screenwriters behind the o...
Dylan Bailey of Seed Art Share's THE MANY ADVENTURES OF PETER RABBIT
by Jeffrey Kare - September 02, 2021, Raleigh
Seed Art Share will be presenting Dylan Bailey's latest Theatre for Youth adaptation, THE MANY ADVENTURES OF PETER RABBIT, from September 11th-25th in community gardens throughout the Triangle area....
Bob Beshere, A.J. Schraeder, & Rankin Willard of CRAFT STORE SITCOM: THE PLAY
by Jeffrey Kare - August 26, 2021, Raleigh
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Krystina Alabado of SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD (NCT)
by Nicole Ackman - July 25, 2021, Raleigh
Krystina Alabado is playing Woman 1 in North Carolina Theatre’s SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD. This sung-through show by Jason Robert Brown explores themes of new beginnings and evolutions. Alabado was last seen onstage in Broadway’s MEAN GIRLS, playing Gretchen Wieners....
Dustin Britt of St. John's Metropolitan Church's MARAT/SADE
by Jeffrey Kare - July 20, 2021, Raleigh
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2021 Triangle Rising Star Award Winners Elena Holder & Joshua Messmore
by Jeffrey Kare - June 20, 2021, Raleigh
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Laurel Harris of Broadway's JAGGED LITTLE PILL
Vivienne Benesch of PlayMakers Repertory Company
by Jeffrey Kare - August 23, 2020, Raleigh
I recently had the great pleasure of interviewing Vivienne Benesch, who is the Producing Artistic Director of PlayMakers Repertory Company in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. At PlayMakers, she has helmed productions of Life of Galileo, Leaving Eden, The May Queen, Three Sisters, Love Alone, RED, and In...
Elizabeth Doran & Eric Woodall of North Carolina Theatre
by Jeffrey Kare - July 27, 2020, Raleigh
On June 8th, North Carolina Theatre announced that based on recommendations from the City of Raleigh and given the circumstances surrounding the current health pandemic, they ended up canceling the remainder of their 2019-20 Season, which includes productions of Memphis, The Sound of Music, and Edge...
Heather J. Strickland of Raleigh Little Theatre
Brandon A. Wright of THE COLOR PURPLE National Tour
by Nicole Ackman - March 13, 2020, Raleigh
Brandon A. Wright plays Harpo in THE COLOR PURPLE, originally scheduled to come to DPAC from March 20 to 22. Wright is a graduate of Wayne State University and is originally from Newark, NJ....
Robert Hartwell of North Carolina Theatre's MEMPHIS
by Jeffrey Kare - March 09, 2020, Raleigh
From March 24th-29th, North Carolina Theatre will be presenting a production of Joe DiPietro & David Bryan's 2010 Tony-winning musical, Memphis, at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium. I recently had the great pleasure of interviewing Robert Hartwell, who will be directing and choreographing the production....
Steven Grant Douglas of the SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL National Tour
by Nicole Ackman - February 22, 2020, Raleigh
Steven Grant Douglas plays Bruce Sudano in the SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL, coming to DPAC February 25 through 29. SUMMER sheds light on the life of musical sensation Donna Summer using her classic hits that audiences know and love. Douglas has previously performed at DPAC with the national tou...
Nathan Peck of North Carolina Theatre's KINKY BOOTS
by Jeffrey Kare - January 27, 2020, Raleigh
From February 11th-16th, North Carolina Theatre will be presenting a production of Harvey Fierstein & Cyndi Lauper's 2013 Tony-winning musical, Kinky Boots, at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium. I recently had the great pleasure of interviewing Nathan Peck, who will be directing and choreographing the pro...
Joshua Tavares of RENT on Tour
by Nicole Ackman - January 24, 2020, Raleigh
Joshua Tavares plays Angel in the 20th Anniversary RENT National Tour, coming to DPAC January 28 to February 2. RENT is a story of love, tolerance, and hope that follows seven artists in New York City at the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis. The musical, with book and music by Jonathan Larson, has been...
James Earl Jones II of COME FROM AWAY National Tour
by Jeffrey Kare - January 13, 2020, Raleigh
Coming to the Durham Performing Arts Center from January 14th-19th is the national tour of Come From Away. I recently had the great pleasure of interviewing actor James Earl Jones II, who is currently in the production playing Bob & others....
Ira David Wood III of Theatre in the Park's A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Jeffrey Kare - December 06, 2019, Raleigh
From December 11th-22nd, Theatre in the Park will be presenting their 45th anniversary production of A Christmas Carol. I recently had the great pleasure of interviewing the show's playwright, Ira David Wood III, who is not only back directing this year, but he'll also be alternating the role of Ebe...
